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hazard avoidance
terraiN alertS & SetuP
Enabling/disabling terrain alerts:
1) From the 'Home' Screen touch the Terrain Icon.
2) Touch the menu Icon.
3) Touch the 'Enable Alerts' or 'disable Alerts' menu option.
Use the Terrain Setup Menu to set levels for terrain alerts as well as obstacles in
or near your flight path.
•
Caution Elevation
within the default Caution Elevation or user-defined Caution Elevation
•
Look Ahead Time
occurs. For example, if 120 seconds is selected, the aera provides an alert up to
120 seconds before you reach the terrain or obstacle
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Alert Sensitivity
Descent Rate) determine what level of alerts are annunciated. The aera defaults
to 'High' sensitivity, which annunciates all red and yellow alerts at the time set in
Look Ahead Time. 'Medium' sensitivity annunciates all of the red and the highest
priority of yellow alerts. 'Low' only annunciates red alerts. 'Off' disables the
alert.
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Terrain 'Profile Only' View
—The aera will provide an alert if the terrain or obstacle is
—Determines the maximum time when an alert annunciation
—The three Alert Sensitivity settings (Terrain, Obstacle, and
Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide
190-01117-02 Rev. A
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